Open Center For Children is a church daycare daycare located at 155 Powder House Blvd, Somerville, Massachusetts MA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
Parents consistently praise Open Center for its play-based, child-led curriculum and highly experienced, caring teaching staff. Children are well-prepared for kindergarten and show strong developmental progress. The center operates as a non-profit with reasonable tuition, strong community involvement, and enriching programs including music, art, yoga, and nature exploration.
Open Center is a great pre-school and I’ve been so happy with my children’s experience there! My daughter was well prepared for kindergarten, and I’m seeing my son being in a similar spot for next year. The staff and teachers are great assets! Highly recommend!
We have loved our experience at the Open Center. We have been at the Center for three years (three year with my son and one year with my daughter) and my very different kids have both thrived. I appreciate the child-led & play-based curriculum, the caring & communicative teachers and staff, and the wonderful community we've met through the Center. In full transparency, the physical building is not fancy and there is no onsite playground. However, the kids are outside all the time (even in rain and snow) and the community and nearby parks are their play spaces and playgrounds. We feel so grateful to have found the Open Center and to see each child blossom to love learning and feel a deep respect for their community, their classmates, and themselves.
Our daughter went to Open Center for two years through Spring ‘23, when she graduated out and went to kindergarten. It was simply terrific! Loved the play-based, joyful approach. Meanwhile, I was always impressed with how much she learned. To this day, I keep finding out that some of the things she knows are from her time there. Great teachers, leadership and families. Five stars plus.
We are so happy with the Open Center. We started our child there when she was 3 years old. She had a hard time transitioning since this was her first time in a full day school setting, but they came up with great ideas to make the transition easier and now she is thriving. They just got a new director in 2018 (Sarah), and so far she has been very good. The teachers are amazing. They really get to know the kids and can tell you when your child is having an off day, or when they've made a new developmental leap. The Open Center takes special care to teach the students to be compassionate and respectful of each other, and many viewpoints.
We moved to West Somerville over the winter and, after her very first visit to the Open Center, our daughter was excited to attend. We all feel really welcomed, and impressed with the energy and experience of being at the school and around the children, teachers, and parents. The teaching staff seem to work well as a team, supporting one another and really bringing complementary skills, styles, and experiences. The kids are exposed to music, art, great early literacy activities, and stimulating activities. They're also a common sight, out and about for walks or playground trips in the neighborhood. Our son is a bit older, and a handful of his friends are Open Center alums -- they (and their parents) all rave about their experiences at the Open Center, and we can see why!